| Rank | Name | Country | Fiscal Year | Total Assets ($b) |
| 1 | Royal Bank of Scotland Group | United Kingdom | 12/2007 | 3,807 |
| 2 | Deutsche Bank | Germany | 12/2007 | 2,974 |
| 3 | BNP Paribas | France | 12/2007 | 2,494 |
| 4 | Barclays | United Kingdom | 12/2007 | 2,459 |
| 5 | HSBC | United Kingdom | 12/2007 | 2,354 |
| 6 | Crédit Agricole | France | 12/2007 | 2,268 |
| 7 | Citi | United States | 12/2007 | 2,188 |
| 8 | UBS | Switzerland | 12/2007 | 2,019 |
| 9 | Bank of America | United States | 12/2007 | 1,716 |
| 10 | Société Générale | France | 12/2007 | 1,578 |
| 11 | JPMorgane Chase | United States | 12/2007 | 1,562 |
| 12 | Mizuho Financial group | Japan | 03/2008 | 1,507 |
| 13 | UniCredit | Italy | 12/2007 | 1,504 |
| 14 | ING | Netherlands | 12/2007 | 1,463 |
| 15 | Santander | Spain | 12/2007 | 1,344 |
| 16 | Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ | Japan | 03/2008 | 1,337 |
| 17 | HBOS | United Kingdom | 12/2007 | 1,336 |
| 18 | Credit Suisse Group | Switzerland | 12/2007 | 1,209 |
| 19 | Industrial & Commercial Bank of China | China | 12/2007 | 1,189 |
| 20 | Fortis | Belgium | 12/2007 | 1,129 |
| 21 | Goldman Sachs Group | United States | 11/2007 | 1,120 |
| 22 | Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group | Japan | 03/2008 | 1,081 |
| 23 | Morgan Stanley | United States | 11/2007 | 1,045 |
| 24 | Merril Lynch | United States | 12/2007 | 1,020 |
| 25 | Commerzbank | Germany | 12/2007 | 908 |
| 26 | China Construction Bank | China | 12/2007 | 903 |
| 27 | Dexia | Belgium | 12/2007 | 890 |
| 28 | Groupe Caisse d'Epargne | France | 12/2007 | 885 |
| 29 | Intesa Sanpaolo | Italy | 12/2007 | 843 |
| 30 | Rabobank Group | Netherlands | 12/2007 | 840 |
| 31 | Agricultural Bank of China | China | 12/2007 | 828 |
| 32 | Bank of China | China | 12/2007 | 820 |
| 33 | Wachovia | United States | 12/2007 | 783 |
| 34 | Natixis | France | 12/2007 | 766 |
| 35 | Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA) | Spain | 12/2007 | 739 |
| 36 | Dresdner Bank | Germany | 12/2007 | 736 |
| 37 | Lloyds TBS Group | United Kingdom | 12/2007 | 708 |
| 38 | Dansk Bank | Denmark | 12/2007 | 660 |
| 39 | Landesbank Baden-Württemberg | Germany | 12/2007 | 653 |
| 40 | DZ Bank | Germany | 12/2007 | 635 |
| 41 | Bayerische Hypo-und Vereinsbank | Germany | 12/2007 | 621 |
| 42 | Royal Bank of Canada | Canada | 10/2007 | 620 |
| 43 | Bayerische Landesbank | Germany | 12/2007 | 612 |
| 44 | Norinchukin Bank | Japan | 03/2008 | 611 |
| 45 | Wells Fargo | United States | 12/2007 | 575 |
| 46 | Nordea Bank | Sweden | 12/2007 | 573 |
| 47 | KBC Group | Belgium | 12/2007 | 523 |
| 48 | KfW | Germany | 12/2007 | 521 |
| 49 | Groupe Banque Populaire | France | 12/2007 | 514 |
| 50 | National Australia Bank | Australie | 09/2007 | 498 |